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Vowel For Vanna (Resolve) pulled off a harness racing upset as she soared to an open-length victory in the Prospect Series Final for two-year-old trotting fillies on Friday (Oct. 11) at The Raceway at the Western Fair District. The filly benefited from a pocket trip though the quarter in :30 and half in 1:00.2 before […]
Cheese Party (Betterthancheddar) completed a successful Prospect Series campaign as she won the final for three-year-old pacing fillies in her fifth consecutive victory on Friday (Sep. 27) at Grand River Raceway. In her usual off-the-pace style, the filly dropped in fifth for Austin Sorrie and came second-over before discarding her cover approaching the final turn. […]
Ariels Bet (All Bets Off) dominated her harness racing opponents in the penultimate Prospect Series leg for two-year-old pacing fillies on Tuesday (Sep. 23) at Flamboro Downs. Driven by Travis Cullen for his mother Jodie Cullen, she assumed command entering the second turn and put up middle panels of :58 and 1:27.3. Century Liberty (Austin […]
Bozak (Dancin Lou) put another one past his harness racing rivals with a second straight Prospect Series win in leg 5A for two-year-old pacing colts and geldings at Flamboro Downs on Tuesday (Sep. 17). The gelding skated past rivals to take the lead from post four for Brett MacDonald and cut a :29.4 first quarter. […]
Cheese Party (Betterthancheddar) fought to her fourth straight harness racing victory in the first Prospect Series division of leg five for three-year-old pacing fillies on Wednesday (Sep. 11) at Grand River Raceway. Austin Sorrie got her away fifth from the rail but sent her first-over after the quarter in :27 as Fancy Lettering (Louis-Philippe Roy) […]
Larjon Levi (All Bets Off), off at 19-1, made it four straight and back-to-back Prospect Series wins in leg 4B for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings at Georgian Downs on Tuesday (Aug. 20). The gelding came out second-over from fifth for driver Samuel Fillion and advanced on cover into the final turn. Fourth on the […]
Harness racing driver Daryl Thiessen went to the hospital after an accident in the closing night card at Flamboro Downs on Thursday (May 31). The incident occurred just before the start of the first when driver Travis Cullen fell from the bike of Tojenniferscredit due to a broken bit. The loose horse hooked wheels with […]
Impressive Dude (My Mvp) demolished his harness racing opponents by eight-and-a-half lengths and set the fastest time of all trotters in the Prospect Series Finals on Thursday (Sep. 27) at Grand River Raceway. In the final for three-year-old trotting males, Impressive Dude strode to the front and commanded proceedings from there for Louis-Philippe Roy. The […]
Wild Doc Holliday (Betterthancheddar) broke his maiden in the final Prospect Series preliminary harness racing leg for freshman trotting males on Wednesday (Sep. 13) at Grand River Raceway following three place finishes in the program. The colt started with an assertive move to the front in a :29.1 opening quarter. He took an easy second […]
Sibling rivalry came down to the wire on Friday (Sep. 1) at Kawartha Downs as the Hie brothers drove harness racing half-sisters to a tight 1-2 finish. The brothers, Doug and Carman, with 151 years of age between them, trained and drove Wildcat Lisa (Betterthancheddar) and Pop The Bubbly, respectively. Carman gave Pop The Bubbly […]
Distant Lover (Betterthancheddar) doubled her career tally in a second straight Prospect Series harness racing victory on Wednesday (Aug. 30) at Grand River Raceway. Jason Ryan had the filly on top throughout of the third-division leg 4B contest. Distant Lover cut :29.1, 1:00.2, and 1:29.3 fractions and sailed home to victory by three-and-a-half lengths in […]
Distant Lover (Betterthancheddar) kicked off her harness racing career with perfection, rolling first-up to win the second division of leg 4A of the Prospect Series for rookie pacing fillies on Tuesday (Aug. 22) at Georgian Downs. The filly was six-and-a-half lengths back of a loose leader at three-quarters but closed her down to score by […]
Sandoon (Lookslikeachpndale), fresh off a debut harness racing victory, doubled her tally in leg 4A of the Prospect Series on Monday (Aug. 21) at Grand River Raceway. The filly cut the first-half fractions unhurried, but Chaud Holliday (Ryan Holliday) besieged her as they came down the backstretch. Chaud Holliday took a slight edge at three-quarters […]
Oh Gouda (Betterthancheddar), an eight-time winner this year, tallied her first win in the Prospect Series on Wednesday (Aug. 16) in leg 4A for three-year-old pacing fillies at Grand River Raceway. Michael Horner sent her to the front, curtailing a repeat of the filly’s first-up trip last time. Oh Gouda put up splits of :28, […]
The Prospect Series, the third tier of the Ontario Sires Stakes program, continued on Wednesday (Jul. 26) at Grand River Raceway with five total divisions. The two-year-old pacing fillies required three divisions, while their male counterparts were split into two. Bettin Again (Bettors Delight, Jean Rene Plante) unleashed the last of his pace down the […]
Georgian Downs hosted two freshman Prospect Series harness racing contests on Tuesday (Jul. 24), with leg 2A for colt trotters and leg two for fillies of the same gait. Chaud Holliday (Lookslikeachpndale, Ryan Holliday) captured the filly division, vaulting out of the pocket around the final turn to a two-and-three-quarter-length victory in 2:04.1. The Blondy […]
Lastkickathecan (Wheeling N Dealin) marched from seventh to first on the outside to take her second Prospect Series harness racing victory on Friday (Jul. 21) at Kawartha Downs. The filly, driven by Hall of Famer Doug Brown, was stranded seventh on the outside but received a helmet from Painted By Matisse (Preston Shaw). The pair […]
Grand River Raceway began its 20th season of harness racing on Friday (Jun. 2) and featured five leg 1B Prospect Series divisions on the opening day card. Three-year-old Filly Trot City Of London Series Final winner Cash Deals (Wheeling N Dealin, Mario Baillargeon) took her sixth win of the season and lowered her career mark […]
The Prospect Series, the third tier of sires stakes harness racing in Ontario, began with leg 1A at Flamboro Downs on Saturday (May 20) with five total division. There were two divisions for each sex of pacers and one for trotting colts The winners were: Acefortyfour Elvis (Il Sogno Dream, J. Bradley Harris) by two-and-a-half […]
DUNDAS, May 19, 2023 – The Ontario Sires Stakes (OSS) season gets underway this weekend at Flamboro Downs with Prospect Series harness racing action on Saturday May 20 and Grassroots racing on the Sunday May 21, Charles Juravinski Memorial Cup card. The four Grassroots divisions for three-year-old male trotters will go for a total of […]
MILTON, FEB. 14, 2023 – Ontario harness racing fans will ring in the summer stakes season with a double dose of Ontario Sires Stakes and Prospect Series action on the Victoria Day weekend. Flamboro Downs will host all four of the three-year-old Prospect Series divisions on Saturday, May 20 and then welcome the three-year-old trotting colts […]
Shanghai Ky (Shanghai Phil) pocket-popped to the front and held off division leader Docsphillycheese to win the sole Prospect Series dash for three-year-old pacing colts at Hiawatha Horse Park on Saturday (Sep. 10). Maskedman (Rene Dion) grabbed the early lead, leaving Shanghai Ky in the pocket from post one in a :28.2 opening panel. Lorne […]
Prestige Duharas (Prestidigitator) wiped away the sting of slim defeats in his first two starts with a Prospect Series victory in leg 4B for freshmen Ontario-sired harness racing trotters at Kawartha Downs on Saturday (Aug. 27). Reinsman Loic Gueriel found the pocket with the gelding from post seven and followed leader Oceanview Massey (Keith Jones) […]
Clinton Raceway played host to Young Guns miniature horse races on Sunday, August 21st. The next generation of harness racing driving stars lined up for two races at the Huron County oval. The first Young Guns race saw Silver and 7-year-old Axl McClure hold off all challengers in a close photo finish win. McClure teamed […]
